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Juno reveals 'smooth as glass' lava lake on Jupiter's moon, Io Scott SutherlandMeteorologist, Science Writer Published on Apr. 25, 2024, 8:05 AM ...
In the vastness of our Solar System, each celestial body has a story to tell,but few are as dramatic and captivating as Io, Jupiter’s volcanic moon. Unlike the frozen deserts of Mars or the thick ...
During the December 30 flyby, NASA says, Juno passed so close to Io that the moon altered the spacecraft's trajectory around Jupiter. This planned maneuver was meant to reduce the probe's orbital ...
NASA has used a tool that was never meant to be used to study other cosmic bodies, but the space agency used it to see the ...
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Moon-quakes first measured by the Apollo astronauts have been attributed to these tides. The tides that Jupiter raises on Io, however are powerful enough to induce sufficient friction in that moon ...
Io, one of Jupiter’s Jovian moons, is the most volcanic place in our entire Solar System. Over the last few years NASA’s Juno ...
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An ocean of magma sloshes beneath the crust of Jupiter's moon Io, and that is why active volcanoes erupt all over its surface, a new study suggests. The ocean is located 30 to 50 kilometres below ...